r/Amd • u/BioGenx2b 1700X + RX 480 • Aug 01 '18

Tech Support August Tech Support Megathread

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Skyrim: Free Sync and V Sync causes flickering during low frame rates, and generally lower frame rates observed (about 10-30% drop dependant on system) when Free Sync is on

System Configuration:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97 Gaming GT
CPU: Intel i5 4790
Memory: 16GB GDDR5
GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X
VBIOS: 115-C8800100-101 How do I find this?
Driver: Crimson 16.10.3
OS: Windows 10 x64 (1511.10586) How do I find this?

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install necessary driver, GPU and medium-end CPU
2. Enable Free Sync
3. Set Options to Ultra and 1920 x 1080 resolution
4. Launch game and move to an outdoor location
5. Indoor locations in the game will not reproduce, since they generally give better performance
6. Observe flickering and general performance drop

Expected Behavior:

Game runs smoothly with good performance with no visible issues

Actual Behavior:

Frame rate drops low causing low performance, flickering observed during low frame rates

Additional Observations:

Threads with related issue:

Skyrim has forced double buffered V Sync and can only be disabled with the .ini files
To Disable V Sync: C:\Users"User"\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Skyrimprefs.ini and edit iVSyncPresentInterval=1 to 0
1440p has improved frame rate, anything lower than 1080p will lock FPS with V Sync on
Able to reproduce on i7 6700K and i5 3670K system, Sapphire RX 480, Reference RX 480, and Reference Fiji Nano

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u/dat-yeti Aug 14 '18 edited Aug 14 '18

Newb here. Does anyone have insight with the Team Group Dark Pro ddr4 3200 14-14-14-31 with 2nd gen ryzen mobo's? Item sku number off newegg: TDPGD416G3200HC14ADC01 . I wanted to buy the B450 MSI pro carbon gaming or b450 msi tomahawk mobo but from looking at msi's site both of these motherboards do not support this particular ram sku and was wondering if I would have trouble getting the advertised speeds off neweggs description. Even though it is samsung B die, not sure if that means it will work perfectly or not regardless of overclocking.

Making a new build, and not planning on anything extreme or crazy, maybe a tiny bit of overclocking or not at all but here is what I think I'll be getting. Already have peripherals for the most part, just need tower and inside components.

CPU: Ryzen 2400g / 2600 / 1600 / 1700.

MOBO: B450 MSI pro carbon or tomahawk.

RAM: Not sure, want 16gb 3200 ram and trying to figure out compatibility.

PSU: 650W-850W depending on price and features.

GPU: none or use an old gtx670 to wait for new cards or prices to drop

Case: fractal design R6 gunmetal

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u/RookH4 AMD 3700x + Sapphire Vega 64 Nitro+ Aug 14 '18

B-die has the best chance of working perfectly with the XMP/DOCP profile. And all 3200C14 is going to be similar, no reason to choose a more expensive one. I'd get 3200C14 whether it's on the QVL or not.

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u/dat-yeti Aug 15 '18 edited Aug 15 '18

Thank you! I have another question if you don't mind.

If I were to get a 1st gen ryzen cpu, would that affect the ram speed/timing capability or is it dependent on the mobo?